Article
Characterization and Comparison of Genetic Variation in Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Mass Reared for Biological Pest Control Using Microsatellite Markers.
Neotropical entomology - 1 Aug 2018
Freitas F C, Morales-Corrêa E Castro A C, Barbosa N C C P, Fernandes O A
Abstract excerpt
The larval parasitoid Cotesia flavipes (Cameron) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is an important biological control agent of the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). This exotic parasitoid has been mass reared for field release since its introduction in the 1970s. Insects are exchanged between labs or introduced from the field, but without basic studies or criteria. Thus, the...
Topics
- Animals
- Brazil
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Loci
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Moths
- Pest Control, Biological